# Tennis: Britain’s Cameron Norrie knocked out second seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the Washington Open round of 16. The 29-year-old will play American 14th seed Brandon Nakashima. Chinese qualifier Wu Yibing beat France’s Gael Monfils, 6-3, 6-1, for his first tour-level triumph since last year. American Ben Shelton saw […]
# Ozzy Osbourne, regarded as the founding father of British heavy metal, has passed away at the age of 76, after struggling with Parkinson’s disease. His death comes just two weeks after he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performed a farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham in England. Osbourne, also known as […]
# Patriotic Alliance leader, Gayton McKenzie, has put deputy president Kenny Kunene on a 30-day leave of absence. This comes after Kunene, who is also the Johannesburg mayoral committee member for Transport, was found at the Sandton house of a suspect linked to the murder of Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody. Kunene has […]
# The DA has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Andrew Chauke, pending an inquiry into his fitness to hold office. He has been at the centre of allegations for many years that he has acted as a gatekeeper and has weaponised the National Prosecuting Authority to protect […]
# Eskom says two contractual disputes with Framatome, the contractor for the Steam Generator Replacement Project at the Koeberg nuclear power station, are being addressed through agreed resolution processes. The Western Cape High Court has ordered the power utility to pay the French nuclear energy company around one-billion-rand, over the stoppage of work to replace […]
# Soccer: Defending champions Banyana Banyana suffered a 2-1 defeat to Nigeria in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinals in Morocco. Rasheedat Ajibade gave the Super Falcons the lead from the penalty spot in the first-half. South Africa responded with a spot-kick of their own in the second-half via Linda Motlhalo. Michelle Alozie scored […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of Ekurhuleni Corporate and Forensic Audit Department head, Mpho Mafole. He was shot dead in Kempton Park last month. Mafole had been investigating a mysterious two-billion-rand revenue shortfall from the metro’s electricity accounts. Police are also looking for the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the board members of the National Youth Development Agency for a period of three years, with effect from August 1st. The board chairperson is doctor Sunshine Myende, and Bonga Makhanya is the deputy. The board members include Kelly Baloyi, Wiseman Mbatha, and Busisiwe Nxumalo. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the […]
# Amnesty International says the Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Tehran’s Evin prison during last month’s 12-day war must be criminally investigated as war crimes. The strike killed at least 79 people and destroyed parts of the administrative building. The Evin prison holds political prisoners and foreign nationals. Amnesty International says under international humanitarian […]
